pongo
See also: Pongo
English edit
Etymology edit
From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”).
Noun edit
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from translingual Pongo, from Kongo mpongi, mpungu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pongo m (plural ponghi)
- (zoology) any member of the Pongo taxonomic genus
- (uncountable, usually capitalized as Pongo) the Pongo taxonomic genus
Etymology 2 edit
From a brand name.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pongo m (uncountable)
- a kind of coloured/colored plasticine
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pongo
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
pongo m (plural pongos)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
pongo
Further reading edit
- “pongo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014